Carmen hung up after talking to Liam and worried about what he and Rosa might do. With Liam’s temper and Rosa’s penchant for causing trouble, she just hoped that they’d bring the truck back in one piece. In the meantime, she decided to go on a goodwill mission to Eileen O’Leary’s house.
Carmen couldn’t do anything about the color of her skin or her heritage, but she could show Eileen that she was a good person who cared about Liam. That should be enough. And if not, well, at least she could say she tried.
She parked in front of the O’Leary house and took a few slow, deep breaths. Her heart raced with nerves. Going in alone felt much more daring than having Liam at her back. Sucking up her courage and shoving down her nerves, she stepped out of her car. The wind whipped her hair around he
